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I've known about sesame since last year at least - it's getting more attention now but it was definitely public knowledge when this series would have been at th
by madaxe_again 10y ago
I've known about sesame since last year at least - it's getting more attention now but it was definitely public knowledge when this series would have been at the writing stage.
It's an idea from sci-fi - I can't remember who wrote what, but there was a society where citizens got more or fewer votes depending on their behaviour (edit: Alastair Reynolds? Banks? Feels like it was one of them.), and knew each other's scores, and Tom Disch's 334 is explicitly about scoring people, and one segment is dedicated to "Baz" desperately trying to get his score up by producing a piece of state-loving prose, before narrowly failing and being consigned to life as a faceless "g[ue|o]rilla" soldier - although in that the state scored you, not other people.
- srum 10y agoDon't forget Community! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3278596/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3278596/
- croon 10y agoand It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3765158/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3765158/
- mountaineer22 10y agoWas the currency called whoopy? [update] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie I was thinking later, Cory Doctorow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_and_Out_in_the_Magic_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_and_Out_in_the_Magic_King...
- RangerScience 10y ago"Down and out.." or, "Why is sucks to be an asshole in a reputation-based economy". +1 upvote, would cautionary tale again. PS - If you haven't read Rapture of the Nerds, check it out. It's a Doctorow character (downer of a dude) in a Stross world (craaazy tech).
- Paul_S 10y agoFunny coincidence, I'm reading The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds right now (literally). It has exactly what you say. People whose votes are vindicated get their votes weighted accordingly. They end up lobbied to but can't outright still their votes or their weights would go down.
- madaxe_again 10y agoYup, that's what I was thinking of!
- oever 10y agoDaemon by Daniel Suarez contains the idea that people have reputation. Everyone can rate everyone and know everyone's reputation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel_series)
- RangerScience 10y agoNote: The sequel goes into way more detail on how the proposed system would work; the first book is really how it (frequently violently) takes over.